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Women's Basketball Weekend Wrap-Up for March 4-5

Mar 05, 2011

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton women's
basketball team won the 2011 Ivy League Championship and is the
first team to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament after a 68-59 win
over Harvard on Saturday, March 5 at Jadwin Gym in front of a crowd
of more than 2,000. This is the Tigers' ninth Ivy League
championship and second straight.

Yale wrapped up its first WNIT bid for the first time in its
38-year history with a 58-51 win over visiting Cornell. on Senior
night at The Palestra, Penn clinched a 60-49 win over Dartmouth and
in Providence, R.I., Brown secured fourth place in the Ivy
standings with a 65-55 victory over Columbia.

On Friday, senior Devona Allgood was one of
four players in double figures as they claimed an 81-42 win over
Dartmouth. Harvard earned a 56-48 win over Penn, while Yale dropped
a 48-42 decision to Columbia. Brown opened its final homestand with
a 60-55 win over Cornell to round out Ivy action.

Harvard 56, Penn 48Harvard Postgame Release | Penn Postgame Release | Box Score
PHILADELPHIA -- The Harvard women's basketball
battled back in the second half for a 56-48 win over Penn at
The Palestra Friday night. Harvard's win coupled with a lost by
Yale that night, moved the Crimson back into second place in the
league and gives Harvard a shot at postseason play.
Victoria Lippert and Emma Markley
both led the Crimson with 13 points and Brogan
Berry added 10 points for three double-digit scorers.
Lippert led the team in rebounds with six, while Berry and
Christine Matera each handed out four assists.

Princeton 81, Dartmouth 42Princeton Postgame Release | Dartmouth Postgame Release | Box Score
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton women's basketball team
is one step closer to winning the Ivy League's automatic bid to the
NCAA Tournament. The Tigers defeated Dartmouth 81-42, the highest
margin of victory in the Ivy League this season, to clinch at least
a share of the Ivy League title. The race comes down to Princeton
and Harvard, after Yale lost to Columbia this evening and Harvard
defeated Penn. Princeton can win the title outright by defeating
Harvard tomorrow night, when the teams face off at 6 p.m., at
Jadwin Gym.

Brown 60, Cornell 55Brown Postgame Release | Cornell Postgame Release | Box Score
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sophomore guard Sheila
Dixon netted 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead
the Brown women's basketball team to a 60-55 victory over Cornell
on Friday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The win improved
Brown to 9-18 overall and 5-8 in the Ivy League, while Cornell
dropped to 6-21 with a 3-10 mark in the league.
Columbia 48, Yale 42Columbia Postgame Release | Yale Postgame Release | Box Score
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Using
a dominant defensive performance in the second half that limited
Yale to just 14.8 percent shooting from the field, the Columbia
women's basketball team picked up its first victory of the season
away from Levien Gymnasium, 48-42, over the Bulldogs on Friday
evening. The Lions entered the contest 0-11 on the road, but were
able to knock off second-place Yale for the second time this season
in thrilling fashion.

Princeton 68, Harvard 59
Princeton Postgame Release | Harvard Postgame Release | Box ScorePRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton women's
basketball team is the 2011 Ivy League Champion and is the first
team to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament after a 68-59 win over
Harvard on Saturday, March 5 at Jadwin Gym in front of a crowd of
more than 2,000. This is the Tigers' ninth Ivy League championship
and second straight.Penn 60, Dartmouth 49Penn Postgame Release | Dartmouth Postgame Release | Box Score
PHILADELPHIA -- On
Senior Night at The Palestra, senior Caroline Nicholson notched her first
career double-double as the University of Pennsylvania women's
basketball team kept Dartmouth at bay throughout the second half in
a 60-49 win over the Big Green Saturday night.Four Quakers scored in double digits as
Nicholson finished with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The
Quakers, who knocked off the Big Green for the second time in three
meetings, improved to 4-2 against the Ivy League at home this
season. Penn is now 11-16 overall and 5-8 in league play. Dartmouth
dropped to 7-20 on the year and 3-10 in Ivy play.

Brown 65, Columbia 55
Brown Postgame Release | Columbia Postgame Release | Box Score
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Freshman Lauren
Clarke and junior captain Aileen Daniels
netted 15 points apiece to help lead the Brown University women's
basketball team to a 65-55 victory over Columbia on Saturday night
at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears finished the 2010-11
season with a weekend sweep, and ended 10-18 overall with a 6-8
record in the Ivy League. The Bears snapped Columbia's seven-game
winning streak in the series, as the Lions dropped to 7-21 overall
and 6-8 in the league.

Yale 58, Cornell 51Yale Postgame Release | Cornell Postgame Release | Box Score
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Mady Gobrecht
scored a game-high 15 points in her final regular season game at
Yale to lead the Bulldogs to a 58-51 victory over Cornell and
help the Bulldogs clinch their first-ever post-season
WNIT bid. Megan Vasquez added 12 points for
Yale, which finished the regular season at 10-4 in
the Ivy League mark and 14-14 overall. The 10-4 Ivy
League mark matched the best Ivy League finish in the program's
history. The only other time Yale finished at 10-4 in Ivy League
play was in the 1988-89 season.